Trending Now
Building Community Through Community Gardens
Feed a kid a vegetable and he will be healthy for a day. Teach a...
The Missing Middle
Singles, childless couples and empty nesters have two things in common: They are growing in...
Color Psychology
Ever since the infamous experiments of John Calhoun which studied the effects of space and environment on...
Homes of the Week: Vermillion at Escena, Plan 1 and 3
Architect: Bassenian Lagoni Builder: Beazer Homes Interior Designer: Triomphe Design Photographer: AG Photography Palm Springs’ home buyers...
Summer Vacation
It’s summer. Time to kick back, take in vacationing guests, and entertain on the patio....
Hall of Fame Inductee Color Design Art Inc.
Color Design Art Inc. – the premier model home merchandising firm – is a California...
Little Known Ways To Bring A Room To Life
By Stephanie Henley Have you ever walked into a room and saw right through it? A room...
Spotlight on Community: North Pointe
These homes couldn’t be a brighter shade of green. At North Pointe, 50-lot geosolar community...
Apex at Civita
Our Home of the Week comes to us from San Diego. Apex at Civita is...
Inside Out: Designing Outdoor Rooms that Make Attached Homes Stand Apart
“This is what I prayed for . . . a piece of land – not...
Reinvigorating the Mall through Mixed-Use Design
Enclosed shopping malls and retail strip centers—once the vital hubs of American suburbs—have lost their...
Infill Opportunities Abound for All Sizes of Development
One of the places the housing industry has turned to in an effort to find...
Hall of Fame Inductee Donald Evans
Donald Evans has built an impressive reputation over the past forty-one years with The Evans Group,...
Land Use 101
Smart Growth \ˈsmɑrt ˈgroʊθ\ Definition: An urban planning theory that advocates concentrating growth in urban...
High energy bill? Keep Your Ducts in a Row.
Do you know that ear-popping feeling of flying on an airplane? The cabin’s air pressure...
A Plum Beautiful Home
The Plum Island Residence of Plum Island, Mass., is our Home of the Week! This...
Building the User-Friendly House
“Universal Design” is a trendy buzzword in home building. But, studies show that most people...
The Perfect Place
Creating amenities to suit the lifestyles of various market segments has kept Pulte’s Anthem community...
The White House: Kennedy to Today
Transitioning from Truman When President Truman left the White House in 1961, furnishings and fabrics...
History of the White House: 1873 – 1952
President Grant converted the White House to a high Victorian style, although his choices were...
Natural Colors
It’s official, nature is 2016’s muse. There’s an irrefutable trend emerging for 2016 and beyond:...
History of the White House 1814 – 1872
Divisible into three distinct architectural transformations, the period of 1814 – 1872 brought fires, additions,...
History of the White House 1792-1814
Happy 4th of July! The Presidents House was a major feature of Pierre Charles L’Enfant’s...
Timeless Design: Affordable and Sustainable Housing
William Kreager, a Seattle-based architect and principal of design, is a master builder with a...
The Pocket Office
As a residential architect and working mom, I make it my mission to find ways...